Help Needed Please!

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Hi all,

We havent had a very good week here, got a bit poorly at the start of the week, was at school Mon/Tues but not eating much, tired, not her usual self. I kept her off on Wed, not quite sure what was wrong becuase for us, I normally think is it bowel stuff?

Anyway on Thurs her temp was really high (39.9) and I was suspecting throat/ear infection. Sometimes with throat infection she will try to put her hands inside her mouth as if she is trying to touch it, be sick or something. As I was quite worried about the very high temperature (which I wasnt managing to lower I thought better just call GP and ask if he had any advice about anything other than antibiotics I could use should I need to give them to her!). He reckoned I should bring her down (which I did) plus a urine sample too. She was pretty weak by then not having ate or drank much since start of week. The urine sample was positive for UTI but her thraot was quite red too, sigh. I said to the GP well if she is having antibiotics bung in something for the high strep as well, which he did! She has Co-Amoxiclav a broad spectrum for 5 days.

OK so temp still really high at the GP and for the next coupla days actually. My problem is that she has felt quite nauseous so in combination with the high temp have had to give ibuprofen or calpol to try and get temp down. I hate using any of this stuff but didnt feel I had a lot of choice because of her high temp and needing to get this antibiotic into her, I have never seen her so poorly! So managed that Fri without puking but still not eating a lot or drinking. During Fri night (early Sat) she had 2 very black nappies, loads of mucousy pooh, sorry guys. I was really worried about this because I no black often equals digested blood. Mmm in the morning I thought crikey what to do now so foned NHS 24 (like they might be able to help) but just didnt feel we could overlook this. I was actually thinking it might be a bowel haemhorrage and we were ticking all the boxes too! I was also thinking what Jo had said about the Oxypowder producing dark pooh when it gets to a long stuck bit, so hoping maybe just that.

They put me onto GP and agreed they didnt know much about it. Fortunately still had nappy so off we went to our local hospital to see GP. I did actually feel was a little better on the Sat so wasnt unduly worried actually she was a bit cheeky more her little obsessive self than the feeble little lethargic person of the few preceding days! The GP was nice and tested the pooh pH, dipstick things and said not blood, very meconium-like probably bile build up becuase no food off ususal supps etc. So they have sent that off to the lab just to be checked out, I am getting to the actual point here, believe me....

On the Thurs I was so worried about giving her her usual supplements because a) she was just so poorly, weak, loose stools that I cut out senna, oxypowder and as she had absolutely no food she had no enzymes. I gave her her vits and mins at a half to quarter dose. Friday still so poorly I was too scared to give the Vits/Minerals at all in case she was even more nauseous with this. Also thought oh no NCD is that just too much, leave that out. So only really kept on with the Probiotics, Magnesium Malate, melatonin and Zinc which is our bedtime stuff.

I am really concerned about the effect this will have on her and what I should do now. Any help greatly appreciated... How do I re-introduce? In what order? Start slowly again?? I am really not sure where to go, she has eaten a fraction more yesterday but stools still really loose, what dya reckon if anyone been in this situation would love to know their experiences.

Also have been thinking of going more Yasko route and so was wondering whether just to give that a go now anyway, so many questions. If people have started completely Yasko supplements from scartch how did you do this? Did you stop all the DAN type supplements? or just change out gradually?

Thank you so much for reading all this, feels good just writing it down, not had a lotta sleep for 4-5 night so hope it makes sense! Any advice really appreciated.

Lotsa Love Caroline

xx